Alternate Names
Shuswap Indian Band
Latitude
50.51585948
Longitude
-116.0072648
Province
British Columbia
Region
British Columbia
Type
First Nation Location
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I Could Turn You to Stone: Indigenous Blockades in an Age of Climate Change

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick C. Canning
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change, and Environmental Stewardship, April 2018, p. Article 7
Description
Argues that Western governments are faced with two choices: meaningful engagement with the principle free, prior and informed consent or facing large-scale shutdowns from alliances of Indigenous peoples, environmentalists and concerned citizens.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 60: Opening Prayer, Raymond Abraham and St. Mary's Indian Band, Historical Perspective, Denise Birdstone

Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains an opening prayer for the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples on November 3, 1992 in Cranbrook, British Columbia, by Raymond Abraham, followed by a presentation on the history of the St. Mary's Indian Band by Denise Birdstone. Birdstone discusses the history of the Ktunaxa people who at the time of the Commission comprised five bands in the Ktunaxa/Kinbasket Tribal Council including St. Mary's, Columbia Lake, Shuswap, Lower Kootenay, and Tobacco Plains.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Margaret Teneese, Shuswap Indian Band

Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Margaret Teneese, of the Shuswap Indian Band. Teneese discusses some of the problems faced by people in her Band, primarily in the social sphere. She discusses concerns with sexual abuse, the justice system, and the need to return to traditional culture and language. Following the presentation Commissioner for the day Lexine Phillips thanks Teneese for her thoughts.
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Seven Habits of Highly Effective First Nations

Alternate Title
Policy Paper (Atlantic Institute for Market Studies)
[Policy Series (Frontier Centre for Public Policy) ; no. 189]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tom Flanagan
Lee Harding
Description
Examines practices of 21 First Nations who scored highly on Department of Indian and Northern Affairs' 2011 Community Well-being Index. Used data related to incomes, labour market participation, educational achievement and housing quality.
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